family name
Example Sentences
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The Epstein scandal threatens to deepen a divide among the descendants at a time when the two remaining banks bearing the family name are increasingly in competition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
About 111 million of the voting A shares are mostly in the family name.
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026
But there were clues: A tattoo with a family name.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025
He says he is "leaving no stone unturned" as he fights for the family name – and to prove his own worth - in this bloodline rivalry.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025
Years ago, his mother had told him that their family name, Zhang, meant “master of bows” in Chinese.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
